Buying a house but it has too many trees

sleeper

We are about to buy a house with a big mature tree in the backyard and 5-7 young and mid-size trees in the front.

-Is it possible for these trees to destroy the foundation later?
-Will the large tree in the back attract a lot of unfriendly bugs?
-The grass in the front and back yard is dead/missing. What could be the cause of this?

Are there any other negative factors to consider?

Thnaks for your time.

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Eric Frei

Obviously you dont like trees so buy another house without them.

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Gunslinger

Can't you just remove them? Will do wonders for the lawn.

TreeSpecialist

Trees in Texas are worth a great deal.

The trees in your pictures were all likely planted after the house was built. Foundations have a perimeter beam. Inless there is a water leak in the foundation, tree root seldom if ever will venture beneath the foundation . They need both water and oxygen to grow.

The grass is missing likely because of poor maintenance. St. Augustine grows very well in the shade if properly cared for.

In the DFW area, call Arborilogical Tree Care - they are one of the very best.

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Red Dot

Personally you should buy a house with trees. If there are existing trees, you should live with nature. Btw, the distance away from the foundation seem at least 7m away. You might want to consider root barrier for young trees instead.

windthrown

Those trees/shrubs will do little damage to a house foundation that far away. The tree in back could do roof damage if the tops brush the roof, but other than that I would not worry about them. Depends on where you live as to whether you can cut them or not. In some cities and areas here you cannot cut a tree more than 5 feet tall without a permit. Where I live, I could cut the whole stand of redwoods here without a permit. If I owned this place I would too... and get good money at the mill for them.

I would think that shade in Texas would be worth more than gold in the summer months though?

ecj

If you are worried about trees then don't buy the house. One well grown tree in the right position beside a house is the equivalent of around 7 medium sized air conditioners and will save you heaps of money. If it's deciduous, during summer it will keep the house cool and also provide a great place to sit and relax at any time of the day. During winter it will let in the sun. As far as the other small trees/bushes/shrubs are concerned. Someone has taken the time and trouble to source and plant them. I would suggest you get them identified before you even think of removal. They could well be fruit trees or have been planted for any of many other very good reasons. JMO.